i7-6700TE vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
13.08
+240%
Core i7-6700TE
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
3.85

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U outperforms Core i7-6700TE by a whopping 240% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i7-6700TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5801464
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.62
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency82.0910.36
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$303

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i7-6700TE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm14 nm
Die size208 mm2122 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i7-6700TE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP71151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i7-6700TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
SIPP-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i7-6700TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i7-6700TE are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i7-6700TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i7-6700TE.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 13.08
+240%
i7-6700TE 3.85

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 20776
+240%
i7-6700TE 6109

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 1753
+77.8%
i7-6700TE 986

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 7419
+149%
i7-6700TE 2980

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.08 3.85
Integrated graphics card 16.00 2.60
Recency 19 April 2022 19 October 2015
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has a 239.7% higher aggregate performance score, 515.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-6700TE in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is a notebook processor while Core i7-6700TE is a desktop one.


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